Academic Programs
Graduate School of Education (Master of Education)
| Requirements | Contents | Credits Required for Graduation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | Global Education | ||||
| Clinical Psychology Practice | Psychology and Educational Science | ||||
| Specialized Studies | In addition to acquiring a high degree of expertise in a specific field of study, this course aims to enhance practical research abilities that can be used to solve and improve educational issues. | 18 credits |
20 credits |
12 credits | |
| Independent Studies | Based on present educational and research issues, this course was established in accordance with students' educational and research issues to be developed into a Master's thesis. | 6 credits | 6 credits | 6 credits | |
| Optional Studies (Note) | 6 credits | 4 credits | 12 credits | ||
| Total Requirements | 30 credits | 30 credits | 30 credits | ||
Note:：
For optional studies, students are free to choose their classes outside the specialized subject areas offered in the Clinical Psychology Course and Global Education Course.
Graduate School of Education (Professional Degree Course)
| Requirements | Contents | Credits Required for Graduation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Practice of School Education | ||||
| General Studies | Classes will be offered to develop students' capabilities to respond to educational issues that will arise in future school situations, and enable them to acquire basic knowledge of five related fields. The classes nurture talents and capabilities in students, and require students to utilize this knowledge and skills, as well as to systematically improve and enrich educational capabilities extensively across the entire region. | 18 credits | ||
| Specialized Studies | Classes will be offered according to the specialty of each course to foster advanced and practical problem-solving skills needed for professionals to respond to various educational issues that arise in school situations, while also connectiong them with Practical Studies as well as deepening the knowledge and skills acquired in General Studies. | 18 credits | ||
| Practical Studies | Classes will be offered for students to verify and reconstruct acquired knowledge and skills in school situations, which have been obtained in General Studies and Specialized Studies, thereby fostering fundamental talents and capabilities that continuously connect educational theory and practice, over the students’ lifetimes. | 10 credits | ||
| Total Requirements | 46 credits | |||
College of Education
| Requirements | Contents | Teacher Training Courses | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credits Required for Graduation | ||||||||
| Early Childhood Education | Elementary School Education | Lower Secondary School Education |
Special Needs |
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| Teacher Practice School Education Course | Health and Physical Education Course | The Other Courses | Technology Education Course | The Other Courses | ||||
| Fundamental Studies | Courses will be offered in two areas. The first area aims to provide first-year education for Naruto University of Education students to acquire the qualities and abilities that will serve as the foundation for teachers who can respond to changes in social conditions and continue to learn, while building on the knowledge acquired in their studies up to high school. The other is "Physical Exercise and Expressive Communication", which is aimed at acquiring physical and mental health, self-expression and communication skills. |
minimum |
minimum 22 credits |
minimum 22 credits |
minimum 22 credits |
minimum 22 credits |
minimum 22 credits |
minimum 22 credits |
| Universitydesignated studies | The "Fundamentals of Educational Practice" courses are designed to develop practical leadership skills necessary for teachers, the "Contemporary Issues in Education" courses are designed to develop practical educational skills to deal with contemporary educational issues such as the use of information and communication technology (ICT) appropriate for the Society 5.0 era, diversity education regarding gender and further promotion of multicultural education based on the increasingly diverse and individualized real-world situations, and the "Self-Design Learning" courses are designed to develop teachers who can creatively engage in their educational practice in the field of education through proactive learning in collaboration with local communities. | minimum 12 credits |
minimum 16 credits |
minimum 10 credits |
minimum 10 credits |
minimum 10 credits |
minimum 10 credits |
minimum 10 credits |
| General Studies | Theoretical and practical subjects of school education | minimum 60 credits |
minimum 54 credits |
minimum 54 credits |
minimum 54 credits |
minimum 54 credits |
minimum 50 credits |
minimum 52 credits |
| Speciality Studies | Classes dealing with practical skills and educational research | minimum 34 credits |
minimum 30 credits |
minimum 31 credits |
minimum 30 credits |
minimum 34 credits |
minimum 34 credits |
minimum 38 credits |
| Graduation Study | Students conduct their own research projects concerning various issues in school education, under the supervision of professors. | 4 credits | 4 credits | 4 credits | 4 credits | 4 credits | 4 credits | 4 credits |
| Total | minimum 128 credits |
minimum 128 credits |
minimum 128 credits |
minimum 128 credits |
minimum 128 credits |
minimum 128 credits |
minimum 128 credits |
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Notes:
1 Students specializing in elementary school education, lower secondary school education, and special support education must earn a total of 124 credits or more from the following studies in this table: fundamental studies, university-designated studies, general studies, and speciality studies.
2 Students in the Fine Art Education Course for Lower Secondary School Education and the Home Economics Education Course for Lower Secondary School Education must earn at least 8 credits from courses offered at other universities in the Shikoku 5 National Universities Joint Teaching Program.
Lastup：2025-6-18